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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);
William F. Leggett, San Francisco, CA (US);
David M. Rockford, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The described embodiments relate generally to components used in a portable computing device and more particularly to mounting a component with a component extractor that allows a component to be removably affixed to a portable computing device. The component extractor can include a compressible securing portion configured to secure the component to the portable computing device and an extracting portion arranged to apply an extracting force to the compressible securing portion to detach the component from the portable computing device. The compressible material can be made of a highly extensible material. In one embodiment, a low friction material can be provided along an edge of the component such that the component extractor slides along the edge during an extraction procedure.